Holiday Gift Guide: Picks for Your Favorite Chef

The foodies in your life may be hard to impress, but even they'll be wowed when they unwrap these tools and gadgets. These kitchen gifts put the fun back into holiday cooking and baking. Best of all, your thank you will be a dinner invitation that's sure to be delicious.

This innovative indoor kitchen garden can grow six herbs at once— no green thumb required! Compact, easy to maintain, and no-window-necessary, the Aerogarden Harvest Elite Indoor Gardening System is the perfect gift for city cooks. $149.99, Bed, Bath and Beyond

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Have a creative chef in mind? This Kate Spade Recipe Book lets them jot down signature dishes (there's room for 140 of them!) in their very own cookbook. $34, [Waiting on Martha](http://www.shopwaitingonmartha.com/products/kate-spade-bella-pantry-recipe-book-1?variant=7212452417)

You'd almost mistake salt for art with this gift. A Rivsalt set includes a gorgeous block of Himalayan pink salt, a Japanese stainless steel grater and a wood dish to make salt the focal point of their dishes, and kitchen. $30, Kikkerland

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Every cook deserves a good set of knives. Gift them the joys of super-sharp precision slicing and dicing with a 13 Piece Talvi Skandia Block Set, complete with stainless-steel blades and a high-style Rubberwood block. $150, [Hampton Forge](http://www.hamptonforge.com/product/1207/department/1013)

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All the charm and function of a stand mixer, without the hefty price tag. This Mint Dash Go Everyday Electric Mixer will be a standout on their kitchen counter. $49.99, [World Market](http://www.worldmarket.com/product/mint+dash+go+everyday+electric+mixer.do?&amp;from=Search)